What color is #92BED9?

#92BED9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92BED9?

The RGB value is 146, 190, 217: 146 red, 190 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BED9?

The complementary color is #D9AD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BED9 color

#92BED9 rgb(146, 190, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92BED9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 74.5% green and 85.1% blue (146, 190, 217).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#92BED9 color codes

HEX	`#92BED9`
RGB	`rgb(146, 190, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 74.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.79, -8.13, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.79, 19.95, 245.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.788, 47.946, 72.632)`
Decimal	`9617113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BED9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #92BED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #92BED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bed9; }
.text { color: #92bed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 190 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bed9, #929bd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BED9?: #92BED9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BED9?: The RGB value is 146, 190, 217: 146 red, 190 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BED9?: The complementary color is #D9AD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.